Reported by Ron Cooley
President Peter opened the meeting with his official
retirement speech. Thanks Pete for a great year!
Wynn Taylor presented the invocation in Latin.
Tom Lidkea introduced the visiting Rotarians & Guests:
Rotarians:
Colin Smith Harbourside
Don Jenison Retired
John Harrison Retired
Guests:
Samantha Lloyd Rotaract
Victoria
Julia Phillips Rotaract
Victoria
Announcements:
Shh ... Samantha
Lloyd invited us all out to enjoy and support their Speakeasy to support the 1000X5 Book
Recycling project. Sat June 14, 7-10 pm at the Fairfield Community Centre,
Garry Oak Room. Tickets are $30.00 and are available at rotaractvictoria@gmail.com There will be food, live music by Quiet Stars and Quasars, dancing with Reid Townson, and
gaming tables ... and much more.
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| Dave and Neil |
Joan Peggs reported on her participation in the
Friendship exchange with Rotarians from PEI and Nova Scotia. She was a tourist
in her own town with a trip that included the Roost Café and a tour.
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| Gordon's Promo! |
Don't forget it is almost flag time again. Check out what one member is doing to drum up sales. If we all did a little bit (this is a BIG bit) we would be down to zero flags left - presently we have about 65 left:
Mary Canty talked about the health of the club and said that Mike Hodges is OK for now. I decided not to touch that.
Mary Canty talked about the health of the club and said that Mike Hodges is OK for now. I decided not to touch that.
Don O’Coffey is doing very well, eating and was even working outside in the garden. Great to hear.
Joan Peggs was the Celebrations Master. Pablo Diemecke and Mike Hodges donated $ for leaving early. Joan fined President Peter for his last meeting and Jim
Force for following in his footsteps. She fined the PR committee for the fabulous addition of
Steve Sharlow to look after FaceBook. Gordon Quigley and Jim Laing were fined for balancing the books.
Ron Cooley and Jack Petrie were fined for David Maxwell’s work at the Oak Bay
council meeting. [Editor's note: Seems if you get too involved, you get fined! Madame CM, aren't we trying to encourage members to "do stuff"?]
There were no Birthday’s, nor club or wedding anniversaries, except for Joan P's club anniversary.
Happy / Sad Dollars:
Tom Lidkea was happy that Colin Smith was in attendance - he had introduced Tom to Oak Bay Rotary. Tom Croft was happy he has sold one of his 2 cars and has
joined car share. Mary Canty was happy Pablo has a concert focusing on
Russian Masters coming up Sat June 14, at 2:30 pm in St. Mary’s Church on Elgin Road; Pablo donates a portion of every Rotary
ticket sold. Mike Hodges was happy & sad a number of times with a new knee, daughters
upcoming wedding and missing some more Rotary meetings because of more knee surgery. Heather was sad re the teachers strike during Alexander’s
last 2 weeks of school. David Philip was happy with the dignity brought to the
invocation by Wynn. He told a story of a young dentist who needed to deliver an
invocation in Latin but only had a working knowledge of medical terms so he
gave one using the name of the smallest muscle in the face that lifts the
nose. [Ed.: If you're interested, it's the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle, also known as the Elvis muscle - it's the one that allows you to snarl. A cool mnemonic to remember its name is, "Little Ladies Snore All Night".]
Ron Beyer found two Grace and Invocation books that he auctioned off, starting at $10 each and
ending up with $5 each. He might want to stick with his day job for now. Sandy Currie was sad he was late. Draw: Tom Croft won the draw and donated the proceeds (a la black marble) back.
Working session on fundraising and use of proceeds.
The group split into 2 groups International and
Community. Wynn was the chair of the Community group. Pete L. chaired the International group.
Notes from the discussions: Community discussed the Annual dinner which has about $10,000 of
contributions from the rec centre and the municipality. The Car raffle proceeds have very specific guidelines on
where the money can be used. The smaller fund raisers done by the club such as the
Scotch tasting, poinsettia sales, etc. can be used however the club wishes. The projects were described like Goldilocks and the 3
Bears:
Large Signature projects include
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Carnarvon Water Park
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Oak Bay Teen Centre
Medium Projects
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Oak Bay Splash Climbing wall at the pool
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Swings at Lafayette park
Small Projects
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Smart boards at George Jay and McCauley schools
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These are funded by such fundraisers as Thrifty’s cards etc.
The club is open to new fundraising ideas. The club would
also look at joint projects with Kiwanis, Victoria Rotary Club and Thrifty’s to
name a few. Concerns were voiced about too many requests for
volunteering. Suggestion was raised that there were more needy students
than at Oak Bay High. Lorna Curtis responded to that by drawing our attention to the
number of people who are not from Oak Bay who attend Oak Bay High and use the Water Park. We also receive a
significant donation of services and time for the annual dinner from the municipality. Jack Petrie stated that the Car Raffle was a challenge
and the attitude of the club was shown by the low number of volunteers. He suggested that we need to take a big look
at fundraising and what works. Jim Force stated that our club has a great number of
initiators with lots of fund raising ideas. Perry Bamji thought that we have a number of projects for
youth but not much for the elderly. The hospital has a number of needs from
special beds to blood processors. He suggested we collaborate with VIHA to meet some of these needs. Janna Gisler suggested that we explore helping the Neonatal unit. [Reporter's note. Our club has partnered with Eldercare for a number of projects in the past with the proceeds from the Golf
tournament earmarked for that.]
Lorna stated that the Car Raffle $ can go to
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Youth Center
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Pensioners
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Homeless
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Mustard Seed
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More extensive help at George Jay Elementary
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Kiwanis Dementia Units
There was also a suggestion that we ship the old double-wide trailer from the teen center to a First Nations group for a
library. We could also help restock it. A question was raised regarding when fundraising proceeds were
spent. Rod Sim said that the money was spent in the current year and possibly
the following for larger projects. Brian Lamb also spoke to this. Wynn stated the only dollars allocated this next year are for
the Oak Bay Teen Centre; the money is already in place.
President Peter thanked the outgoing board and the
incoming President Jim Force and joint Presidents-Elect Heather Aked and Lori
McLeod.
The International Service Committee retired to the Conservatory area to discuss ideas on criteria for selecting projects; priorities for next year; ways to support project leaders within the club; additional sources of funds, and more. Full minutes available on request.
The meeting was closed with the music video, special to Pete's heart, I believe.
Membership updates:
As Batya Westler recently announced to the club, she will not be renewing her membership next year in order to pursue other interests but hopes to remain connected to the club. Leslie Rogers-Warnock has also indicated she will not be renewing her membership. Both Mark Bedford and John Snively have indicated their intention to continue their Rotary memberships in other clubs. Claire Helm remains on maternity leave and hopes to rejoin us in January, 2015. Finally, Markus Lugwig recently tendered his resignation.
Rotarians and Rotaractors helped at the recent Oak Bay Tea Party: Lorna, Lance, Katie, Brian and Tricia spent the day controlling crowds, carting heavy teacups to the beach, righting same wayward teacups filled with Deputy Police Chief, Mayor, and more in the Mayor's Challenge Floating Teacup Race (while unsuccessfully trying to stay dry), clearing an area for helicopters to land, avoiding sky-divers, and much more! See Tricia's pics on the Rotaract FaceBook page. [Steve, take them from there for our own FB page, if you wish.]
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